Rare footage shows how the French cleverly deployed U.S. supplied folding-wing aircraft by trucks on the ground to operate from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) instead of trying to work around them and fly them from airstrip to airstrip. This reminds us to have observation/attack aircraft ground-mobile and co-located with the ground forces they are to support not hundreds of miles back at a mythical "rear" area where they do not contribute to the fight. Details:
http://www.reocities.com/usarmyaviationdigest/fighterinabox.htmThe FrenchParas were actually very successful parachute raiding the VietMinh;
http://www.combatreform.org/frenchparachuteraids.htm
...its when they got static that the superior numbers and bicycle mobility of Giap's light infantry was brought to bear to encircle and then smother with tube artillery the pinned-down Paras at Dien Bien Phu.
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published:25 May 2007

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Indo-China.
Documentation on file.
MS. Air France plane pulling in. LS. M Rene PlevenFrench Defence Minister alighting and being welcomed by officials. Various shots, inspecting Indo-Chinese Guard of Honour. Various shots French troop carriers and infantry moving along road. Various shots French tanks along the road. MS. Mr Pierre De Chevigne French Secretary of Defence speaking to an officer. French army transport moving along road at night, and dusk. Various shots Refugees carrying belongings. Various shots de Chevigne speaking to troops. Good shots of Indo-China refugees types. CU. Baby feeding from Mother. A.V's of countryside where battle is taking place.
(F.G.)
Note: Good shots of Indo-China refugees.
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published:13 Apr 2014

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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China during World War II.
US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese targets in Indo-China during World War II. US bombers in formation drop 30 lb bombs Malaybalay on Mindanao in Burma. Explosions on ground create huge smoke cloud as the Japanese barracks get destroyed. US 10th Air Force drops 500lb RDX bombs on Toungoo destroying the Mandalay-Rangoon railroad line. US Bombers drop bombs on Japanese positions in Philippines. Japanese supply base in China Yungcheng destroyed completely by US bombers strafing. Location: Indochina. Date: June 11, 1945.
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SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947.

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This 1962 episode of the TV show "The 20th Century" presents the story of the French involvement in Indochina and the devastating collapse at Dien Bien Phu.
The program starts with a short history of the region, beginning with the French struggle to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos following WWII. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed to countering communist nationalists in Indochina. The United States would not pull out of Vietnam for another twenty years.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with superior firepower. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva.
As a result of blunders in French decision-making, the French began an operation to insert then support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu, deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos, a French ally, and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh, however, under General Vo Nguyen Giap, surrounded and besieged the French, who knew of the weapons but were unaware of the vast amounts of the Viet Minh's heavy artillery being brought in (including anti-aircraft guns) and their ability to move these weapons through difficult terrain up the rear slopes of the mountains surrounding the French positions, dig tunnels through the mountain, and place the artillery pieces overlooking the French encampment. This positioning of the artillery made it nearly impervious to counter-battery fire.
The Viet Minh proceeded to occupy the highlands around Dien Bien Phu and bombard the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. The French repeatedly repulsed Viet Minh assaults on their positions. Supplies and reinforcements were delivered by air, though as the key French positions were overrun the French perimeter contracted and air resupply on which the French had placed their hopes became impossible, and as the anti-aircraft fire took its toll, fewer and fewer of those supplies reached them. The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French forces surrendered. A few escaped to Laos. The French government resigned and the new Prime Minister, the left-of-centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina.
The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.
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U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles (1888-1959) praises French (French Far East Expeditionary Corps, CEFEO) & Vietnamese (State of Vietnam's National Army, VNA) support in the fall of Dien Bien Phu during the Indochina War.
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U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN DIEN BIEN PHU DECLASSIFIED IN 2004 (50 years later):
"By early April 1954, the garrison had to rely entirely on air supply. Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff had considered—and then rejected—American military intervention in Indochina, they did agree to employ aircraft belonging to CAT to airdrop vital supplies. The CAT flights, known as OperationSquaw I and Operation Squaw II, involved a dozen Fairchild C-119 cargo aircraft repainted in French Air Force colors. During the siege, 37 CAT pilots flew 682 missions out of the airbase at Cat Bi near Haiphong between March 13 and May 6, 1954. On February 24, 2005, French AmbassadorJean-David Levitte posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor to McGovern, Buford, and surviving CAT pilots on behalf of France for their actions at Dien Bien Phu."
FURTHER READING:
"A Look Back...Earthquake McGoon's FinalFlight"
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/earthquake-mcgoons-final-flight.html
"James B. McGovern, Jr., Captain, United States Army Air Force"
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbmcgovernjr.htmAUDIO TRANSCRIPTION:
"John Foster Dulles on the fall of Dien Bien Phu
A few hours ago, Dien Bien Phu has fallen.
Its defense of fifty-seven days and nights will go down in history as one of the most heroic of all time. The defenders composed of French and native forces, inflicted staggering losses on the enemy. And the French soldiers showed that they have not lost either the will or the skill to fight even under the most terrible conditions. And it showed that Vietnam can produce soldiers who have the qualities needed to enable them to defend their country.
The epic battle has ended, but great causes have before now been won out of lost battles. The Chinese communists have been supplying the forces of the Vietminh rebels with munitions and trucks and anti-aircraft guns, radar, technical equipment and technical advisers. They have, however, stopped short of open armed intervention. And in this respect, they may have been deterred by the warnings which the United States has given that such open intervention would lead to grave consequences which might not be confined to Indo-China.
Accordingly we are ready to take part with the other countries principally concerned in an examination of the possibility of establishing a collective defense within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations to seek the peace, security and freedom of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. And I feel that unity of purpose still persists. And that such a tragic event as the fall of Dien Bien Phu will harden, and not weaken our purpose to stay united. Today the United States and the other countries immediately concerned are giving careful consideration to the establishment of a collective defense. Conversations are taking place amongst these. There are many problems we must agree on just who will take part in the united defense effort and just what the different commitments will be. And also I frankly recognize that difficulties have been encountered, but also I say that this was to be expected. Because the complexity of the problem is great. So great indeed that, as I pointed out, it was only possible in the last few months, even to get started on this project. And under all the circumstances, I feel that very good progress is being made. I feel confident that the outcome will be such that communist aggression will not be able to gain in Southeast Asia the results that it seeks. This common defense may involve serious commitments by us all but free people will never remain free if they are not willing it need be to fight for their vital interests. Furthermore, vital interests can no longer be protected barely by local defense. The key to successful defense and the key to detering attack is association with others for mutual defence. And that is what United States seeks in Southeast Asia."

This episode we send a task force to Indochina to retake our rubber supply and push on towards India!

published:10 Apr 2017

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As we head further closer to the Japanease mainland, we plan to hit Indochina to stop the supply lines from that area as we bomb the base to interrupt further supplies.

published:28 Feb 2017

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1954 Indo China - Wounded Evacuated from Dien Bien Phu archival footage. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries.
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Population

Statistics on Điện Biên Phủ's population vary depending on definitions—figures are generally between 70,000 and 125,000. The city is growing quickly, and is projected to have a population of 150,000 by 2020. The majority of the population is not ethnically Vietnamese—rather, Thai ethnic groups form the largest segment. Ethnic Vietnamese make up around a third of the population, with the remainder being Hmong, Si La, or others.

Location within Vietnam

Điện Biên Phủ lies in Mường Thanh Valley, a 20-km-long and 6-km-wide basin sometimes described as "heart-shaped." It is on the western edge of Điện Biên Province, of which it is the capital, and is only a short distance from the border with Laos. Until the creation of the province in 2004, it was part of Lai Châu Province. The Vietnamese government elevated Điện Biên Phủ to town status in 1992, and to city status in 2003.

The film was nominated for "Best Music Written for a Film" ("Meilleure musique") at the 1993 French César Awards. The Điện Biên Phủ original soundtrack was composed and partially performed by pianist Georges Delerue, featuring Japanese vocalist Marie Kobayashi. In 1994, at a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the siege at Dien Bien Phu, director Schoendoerffer published a behind-the-scenes book called "Diên Biên Phu - De la Bataille au Film" (Dien Bien Phu: From the Battle to the Movie). In 2004, during the 50th anniversary commemoration, Schoendoerffer published a full-length version of his movie in DVD format.

United States (TV series)

United States is a half-hour comedy-drama (dramedy) that NBC added to its Tuesday primetime schedule in March 1980.

Larry Gelbart, the show's executive producer and chief writer, said the name United States was not a reference to the country but rather to "the state of being united in a relationship". Gelbart envisioned a series that would be "a situation comedy based on the real things that happen in my marriage and in the marriages of my friends".

Episodes tackled such topics as marital infidelity, household debt, friends who drink too much, death within the family, and sexual misunderstandings.

United States focused on Richard and Libby Chapin, an upwardly mobile couple who lived in a Los Angeles suburb, Woodland Hills. Beau Bridges played Richard, and Helen Shaver played Libby. Gelbart reverted to black-and-white script for the show's titles. He said that was to convey the mood of "a sophisticated '30s film." Gelbart also avoided use of background music and a laugh track. Scripts featured dialogue such as, "Just for once I'd like to be treated like a friend instead of a husband," and "Maybe you and Bob can go out and get yourselves one redhead with two straws."

Indochina

Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula (also known as Mainland Southeast Asia), refers to the continental portion of Southeast Asia lying east of India and roughly south or southwest of China. The historical name "Indochina" has its origins in the French Indochine, a combination of the names of "India" and "China", referring to the location of the territory between those two countries.

The countries of mainland Southeast Asia received cultural influence from both India and China to varying degrees. Some cultures, such as those of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia are influenced mainly by India with a smaller influence from China. Others, such as Vietnam, are more heavily influenced by Chinese culture with only minor cultural influences from India, largely via the Champa civilization that Vietnam conquered during its southward expansion.

Geography

John Foster (essayist)

The son of a weaver, born in Halifax, Yorkshire, and educated for the ministry at the Baptist college in Bristol, Foster served as a minister for a number of years. Becoming a full-time writer, he contributed nearly 200 articles to the Eclectic Review. His works include Essays, in a Series of Letters (1804), and Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance (1820), in which he urged the necessity of a national system of education.

Life

He was the eldest son of John Foster, a small farmer, weaver and Baptist, living at Wadsworth Lane in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire, born 17 September 1770. From a young age he assisted his parents in spinning and weaving wool. At age 17 he became a member of the Baptist congregation at Hebden Bridge; and soon after was "set apart" as minister by a special religious service, and went to reside at Brearley Hall with John Fawcett, who was directing the studies of some Baptist students. After three years here he entered the Baptist College, Bristol, in September 1791, remaining there till May 1792, and then entering on the regular work of a preacher.

Early life

Foster, was born in Dublin, Ireland, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. in 1839 with honours, and became a student for the bar, but abandoned the legal profession in favour of a colonial career. The colony of Victoria, then only the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, was his choice, and he landed there on 28 March 1841. At first he devoted himself to pastoral and agricultural pursuits.

French Combat Aircraft Ground-Mobile in IndoChina War

Rare footage shows how the French cleverly deployed U.S. supplied folding-wing aircraft by trucks on the ground to operate from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) instead of trying to work around them and fly them from airstrip to airstrip. This reminds us to have observation/attack aircraft ground-mobile and co-located with the ground forces they are to support not hundreds of miles back at a mythical "rear" area where they do not contribute to the fight. Details:
http://www.reocities.com/usarmyaviationdigest/fighterinabox.htmThe FrenchParas were actually very successful parachute raiding the VietMinh;
http://www.combatreform.org/frenchparachuteraids.htm
...its when they got static that the superior numbers and bicycle mobility of Giap's light infantry was brought to bear to encircle and then smother with tube artillery the pinned-down Paras at Dien Bien Phu.
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3:18

Pleven In Indo-China (1954)

Pleven In Indo-China (1954)

Pleven In Indo-China (1954)

Indo-China.
Documentation on file.
MS. Air France plane pulling in. LS. M Rene PlevenFrench Defence Minister alighting and being welcomed by officials. Various shots, inspecting Indo-Chinese Guard of Honour. Various shots French troop carriers and infantry moving along road. Various shots French tanks along the road. MS. Mr Pierre De Chevigne French Secretary of Defence speaking to an officer. French army transport moving along road at night, and dusk. Various shots Refugees carrying belongings. Various shots de Chevigne speaking to troops. Good shots of Indo-China refugees types. CU. Baby feeding from Mother. A.V's of countryside where battle is taking place.
(F.G.)
Note: Good shots of Indo-China refugees.
FILM ID:2868.08
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1:28

US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China...HD Stock Footage

US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China...HD Stock Footage

US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China...HD Stock Footage

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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China during World War II.
US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese targets in Indo-China during World War II. US bombers in formation drop 30 lb bombs Malaybalay on Mindanao in Burma. Explosions on ground create huge smoke cloud as the Japanese barracks get destroyed. US 10th Air Force drops 500lb RDX bombs on Toungoo destroying the Mandalay-Rangoon railroad line. US Bombers drop bombs on Japanese positions in Philippines. Japanese supply base in China Yungcheng destroyed completely by US bombers strafing. Location: Indochina. Date: June 11, 1945.
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10:42

Indo-China Newsreel No. 2 (1951)

Indo-China Newsreel No. 2 (1951)

Indo-China Newsreel No. 2 (1951)

SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947.

26:07

FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662

FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662

FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662

This 1962 episode of the TV show "The 20th Century" presents the story of the French involvement in Indochina and the devastating collapse at Dien Bien Phu.
The program starts with a short history of the region, beginning with the French struggle to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos following WWII. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed to countering communist nationalists in Indochina. The United States would not pull out of Vietnam for another twenty years.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with superior firepower. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva.
As a result of blunders in French decision-making, the French began an operation to insert then support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu, deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos, a French ally, and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh, however, under General Vo Nguyen Giap, surrounded and besieged the French, who knew of the weapons but were unaware of the vast amounts of the Viet Minh's heavy artillery being brought in (including anti-aircraft guns) and their ability to move these weapons through difficult terrain up the rear slopes of the mountains surrounding the French positions, dig tunnels through the mountain, and place the artillery pieces overlooking the French encampment. This positioning of the artillery made it nearly impervious to counter-battery fire.
The Viet Minh proceeded to occupy the highlands around Dien Bien Phu and bombard the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. The French repeatedly repulsed Viet Minh assaults on their positions. Supplies and reinforcements were delivered by air, though as the key French positions were overrun the French perimeter contracted and air resupply on which the French had placed their hopes became impossible, and as the anti-aircraft fire took its toll, fewer and fewer of those supplies reached them. The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French forces surrendered. A few escaped to Laos. The French government resigned and the new Prime Minister, the left-of-centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina.
The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.
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3:51

John Foster Dulles on the Fall of Dien Bien Phu (1954) Guerre d'Indochine

John Foster Dulles on the Fall of Dien Bien Phu (1954) Guerre d'Indochine

John Foster Dulles on the Fall of Dien Bien Phu (1954) Guerre d'Indochine

U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles (1888-1959) praises French (French Far East Expeditionary Corps, CEFEO) & Vietnamese (State of Vietnam's National Army, VNA) support in the fall of Dien Bien Phu during the Indochina War.
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U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN DIEN BIEN PHU DECLASSIFIED IN 2004 (50 years later):
"By early April 1954, the garrison had to rely entirely on air supply. Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff had considered—and then rejected—American military intervention in Indochina, they did agree to employ aircraft belonging to CAT to airdrop vital supplies. The CAT flights, known as OperationSquaw I and Operation Squaw II, involved a dozen Fairchild C-119 cargo aircraft repainted in French Air Force colors. During the siege, 37 CAT pilots flew 682 missions out of the airbase at Cat Bi near Haiphong between March 13 and May 6, 1954. On February 24, 2005, French AmbassadorJean-David Levitte posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor to McGovern, Buford, and surviving CAT pilots on behalf of France for their actions at Dien Bien Phu."
FURTHER READING:
"A Look Back...Earthquake McGoon's FinalFlight"
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/earthquake-mcgoons-final-flight.html
"James B. McGovern, Jr., Captain, United States Army Air Force"
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbmcgovernjr.htmAUDIO TRANSCRIPTION:
"John Foster Dulles on the fall of Dien Bien Phu
A few hours ago, Dien Bien Phu has fallen.
Its defense of fifty-seven days and nights will go down in history as one of the most heroic of all time. The defenders composed of French and native forces, inflicted staggering losses on the enemy. And the French soldiers showed that they have not lost either the will or the skill to fight even under the most terrible conditions. And it showed that Vietnam can produce soldiers who have the qualities needed to enable them to defend their country.
The epic battle has ended, but great causes have before now been won out of lost battles. The Chinese communists have been supplying the forces of the Vietminh rebels with munitions and trucks and anti-aircraft guns, radar, technical equipment and technical advisers. They have, however, stopped short of open armed intervention. And in this respect, they may have been deterred by the warnings which the United States has given that such open intervention would lead to grave consequences which might not be confined to Indo-China.
Accordingly we are ready to take part with the other countries principally concerned in an examination of the possibility of establishing a collective defense within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations to seek the peace, security and freedom of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. And I feel that unity of purpose still persists. And that such a tragic event as the fall of Dien Bien Phu will harden, and not weaken our purpose to stay united. Today the United States and the other countries immediately concerned are giving careful consideration to the establishment of a collective defense. Conversations are taking place amongst these. There are many problems we must agree on just who will take part in the united defense effort and just what the different commitments will be. And also I frankly recognize that difficulties have been encountered, but also I say that this was to be expected. Because the complexity of the problem is great. So great indeed that, as I pointed out, it was only possible in the last few months, even to get started on this project. And under all the circumstances, I feel that very good progress is being made. I feel confident that the outcome will be such that communist aggression will not be able to gain in Southeast Asia the results that it seeks. This common defense may involve serious commitments by us all but free people will never remain free if they are not willing it need be to fight for their vital interests. Furthermore, vital interests can no longer be protected barely by local defense. The key to successful defense and the key to detering attack is association with others for mutual defence. And that is what United States seeks in Southeast Asia."

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1954 Indo China - Wounded Evacuated from Dien Bien Phu archival footage. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries.
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2:13

INDO CHINA - NO SOUND

INDO CHINA - NO SOUND

INDO CHINA - NO SOUND

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10:51

INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2

INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2

INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2

INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - National Archives and Records Administration 1951 - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.

2:05

French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina. HD Stock Footage

French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina. HD Stock Footage

French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina. HD Stock Footage

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French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina.
French river boats in operation. One tows several Vietnamese boats. A group of French soldiers aboard a wooden sail boat that they propel with long poles. The boat moves towards a beach area. The troops get off the boat and wade to the beach. They search the area and seize several Vietnamese prisoners. French troops search areas along the river bank. Location: French Indo-China. Date: 1950.
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French Combat Aircraft Ground-Mobile in IndoChina War

Rare footage shows how the French cleverly deployed U.S. supplied folding-wing aircraft by trucks on the ground to operate from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) instead of trying to work around them and fly them from airstrip to airstrip. This reminds us to have observation/attack aircraft ground-mobile and co-located with the ground forces they are to support not hundreds of miles back at a mythical "rear" area where they do not contribute to the fight. Details:
http://www.reocities.com/usarmyaviationdigest/fighterinabox.htmThe FrenchParas were actually very successful parachute raiding the VietMinh;
http://www.combatreform.org/frenchparachuteraids.htm
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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China...HD Stock Footage

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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China during World War II.
US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese targets in Indo-China during World War II. US bombers in formation drop 30 lb bombs Malaybalay on Mindanao in Burma. Explosions on ground create huge smoke cloud as the Japanese barracks get destroyed. US 10th Air Force drops 500lb RDX bombs on Toungoo destroying the Mandalay-Rangoon railroad line. US Bombers drop bombs on Japanese positions in Philippines. Japanese supply base in China Yungcheng destroyed completely by US bombers ...

published: 23 Jun 2014

Indo-China Newsreel No. 2 (1951)

SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. ...

published: 25 Nov 2015

FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662

This 1962 episode of the TV show "The 20th Century" presents the story of the French involvement in Indochina and the devastating collapse at Dien Bien Phu.
The program starts with a short history of the region, beginning with the French struggle to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos following WWII. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed to countering communist nationalists in I...

published: 21 May 2015

John Foster Dulles on the Fall of Dien Bien Phu (1954) Guerre d'Indochine

TERCER SEXO - INDOCHINE - LP: LIVE AU ZENITH 1987

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1954 Indo China - Wounded Evacuated from Dien Bien Phu archival footage. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries.
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published: 21 Feb 2016

INDO CHINA - NO SOUND

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French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina.
French river boats in operation. One tows several Vietnamese boats. A group of French soldiers aboard a wooden sail boat that they propel with long poles. The boat moves towards a beach area. The troops get off the boat and wade to the beach. They search the area and seize several Vietnamese prisoners. French troops search areas along the river bank. Location: French Indo-China. Date: 1950.
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Rare footage shows how the French cleverly deployed U.S. supplied folding-wing aircraft by trucks on the ground to operate from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) instead of trying to work around them and fly them from airstrip to airstrip. This reminds us to have observation/attack aircraft ground-mobile and co-located with the ground forces they are to support not hundreds of miles back at a mythical "rear" area where they do not contribute to the fight. Details:
http://www.reocities.com/usarmyaviationdigest/fighterinabox.htmThe FrenchParas were actually very successful parachute raiding the VietMinh;
http://www.combatreform.org/frenchparachuteraids.htm
...its when they got static that the superior numbers and bicycle mobility of Giap's light infantry was brought to bear to encircle and then smother with tube artillery the pinned-down Paras at Dien Bien Phu.
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Rare footage shows how the French cleverly deployed U.S. supplied folding-wing aircraft by trucks on the ground to operate from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) instead of trying to work around them and fly them from airstrip to airstrip. This reminds us to have observation/attack aircraft ground-mobile and co-located with the ground forces they are to support not hundreds of miles back at a mythical "rear" area where they do not contribute to the fight. Details:
http://www.reocities.com/usarmyaviationdigest/fighterinabox.htmThe FrenchParas were actually very successful parachute raiding the VietMinh;
http://www.combatreform.org/frenchparachuteraids.htm
...its when they got static that the superior numbers and bicycle mobility of Giap's light infantry was brought to bear to encircle and then smother with tube artillery the pinned-down Paras at Dien Bien Phu.
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Indo-China.
Documentation on file.
MS. Air France plane pulling in. LS. M Rene PlevenFrench Defence Minister alighting and being welcomed by officials. Various shots, inspecting Indo-Chinese Guard of Honour. Various shots French troop carriers and infantry moving along road. Various shots French tanks along the road. MS. Mr Pierre De Chevigne French Secretary of Defence speaking to an officer. French army transport moving along road at night, and dusk. Various shots Refugees carrying belongings. Various shots de Chevigne speaking to troops. Good shots of Indo-China refugees types. CU. Baby feeding from Mother. A.V's of countryside where battle is taking place.
(F.G.)
Note: Good shots of Indo-China refugees.
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Indo-China.
Documentation on file.
MS. Air France plane pulling in. LS. M Rene PlevenFrench Defence Minister alighting and being welcomed by officials. Various shots, inspecting Indo-Chinese Guard of Honour. Various shots French troop carriers and infantry moving along road. Various shots French tanks along the road. MS. Mr Pierre De Chevigne French Secretary of Defence speaking to an officer. French army transport moving along road at night, and dusk. Various shots Refugees carrying belongings. Various shots de Chevigne speaking to troops. Good shots of Indo-China refugees types. CU. Baby feeding from Mother. A.V's of countryside where battle is taking place.
(F.G.)
Note: Good shots of Indo-China refugees.
FILM ID:2868.08
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China...HD Stock Footage

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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China during World War II.
US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese targets in Indo-China during World War II. US bombers in formation drop 30 lb bombs Malaybalay on Mindanao in Burma. Explosions on ground create huge smoke cloud as the Japanese barracks get destroyed. US 10th Air Force drops 500lb RDX bombs on Toungoo destroying the Mandalay-Rangoon railroad line. US Bombers drop bombs on Japanese positions in Philippines. Japanese supply base in China Yungcheng destroyed completely by US bombers strafing. Location: Indochina. Date: June 11, 1945.
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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China during World War II.
US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese targets in Indo-China during World War II. US bombers in formation drop 30 lb bombs Malaybalay on Mindanao in Burma. Explosions on ground create huge smoke cloud as the Japanese barracks get destroyed. US 10th Air Force drops 500lb RDX bombs on Toungoo destroying the Mandalay-Rangoon railroad line. US Bombers drop bombs on Japanese positions in Philippines. Japanese supply base in China Yungcheng destroyed completely by US bombers strafing. Location: Indochina. Date: June 11, 1945.
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SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947.

SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947.

This 1962 episode of the TV show "The 20th Century" presents the story of the French involvement in Indochina and the devastating collapse at Dien Bien Phu.
The program starts with a short history of the region, beginning with the French struggle to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos following WWII. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed to countering communist nationalists in Indochina. The United States would not pull out of Vietnam for another twenty years.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with superior firepower. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva.
As a result of blunders in French decision-making, the French began an operation to insert then support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu, deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos, a French ally, and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh, however, under General Vo Nguyen Giap, surrounded and besieged the French, who knew of the weapons but were unaware of the vast amounts of the Viet Minh's heavy artillery being brought in (including anti-aircraft guns) and their ability to move these weapons through difficult terrain up the rear slopes of the mountains surrounding the French positions, dig tunnels through the mountain, and place the artillery pieces overlooking the French encampment. This positioning of the artillery made it nearly impervious to counter-battery fire.
The Viet Minh proceeded to occupy the highlands around Dien Bien Phu and bombard the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. The French repeatedly repulsed Viet Minh assaults on their positions. Supplies and reinforcements were delivered by air, though as the key French positions were overrun the French perimeter contracted and air resupply on which the French had placed their hopes became impossible, and as the anti-aircraft fire took its toll, fewer and fewer of those supplies reached them. The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French forces surrendered. A few escaped to Laos. The French government resigned and the new Prime Minister, the left-of-centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina.
The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.
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This 1962 episode of the TV show "The 20th Century" presents the story of the French involvement in Indochina and the devastating collapse at Dien Bien Phu.
The program starts with a short history of the region, beginning with the French struggle to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos following WWII. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed to countering communist nationalists in Indochina. The United States would not pull out of Vietnam for another twenty years.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with superior firepower. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva.
As a result of blunders in French decision-making, the French began an operation to insert then support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu, deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos, a French ally, and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh, however, under General Vo Nguyen Giap, surrounded and besieged the French, who knew of the weapons but were unaware of the vast amounts of the Viet Minh's heavy artillery being brought in (including anti-aircraft guns) and their ability to move these weapons through difficult terrain up the rear slopes of the mountains surrounding the French positions, dig tunnels through the mountain, and place the artillery pieces overlooking the French encampment. This positioning of the artillery made it nearly impervious to counter-battery fire.
The Viet Minh proceeded to occupy the highlands around Dien Bien Phu and bombard the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. The French repeatedly repulsed Viet Minh assaults on their positions. Supplies and reinforcements were delivered by air, though as the key French positions were overrun the French perimeter contracted and air resupply on which the French had placed their hopes became impossible, and as the anti-aircraft fire took its toll, fewer and fewer of those supplies reached them. The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French forces surrendered. A few escaped to Laos. The French government resigned and the new Prime Minister, the left-of-centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina.
The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.
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U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles (1888-1959) praises French (French Far East Expeditionary Corps, CEFEO) & Vietnamese (State of Vietnam's National Army, VNA) support in the fall of Dien Bien Phu during the Indochina War.
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U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN DIEN BIEN PHU DECLASSIFIED IN 2004 (50 years later):
"By early April 1954, the garrison had to rely entirely on air supply. Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff had considered—and then rejected—American military intervention in Indochina, they did agree to employ aircraft belonging to CAT to airdrop vital supplies. The CAT flights, known as OperationSquaw I and Operation Squaw II, involved a dozen Fairchild C-119 cargo aircraft repainted in French Air Force colors. During the siege, 37 CAT pilots flew 682 missions out of the airbase at Cat Bi near Haiphong between March 13 and May 6, 1954. On February 24, 2005, French AmbassadorJean-David Levitte posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor to McGovern, Buford, and surviving CAT pilots on behalf of France for their actions at Dien Bien Phu."
FURTHER READING:
"A Look Back...Earthquake McGoon's FinalFlight"
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/earthquake-mcgoons-final-flight.html
"James B. McGovern, Jr., Captain, United States Army Air Force"
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbmcgovernjr.htmAUDIO TRANSCRIPTION:
"John Foster Dulles on the fall of Dien Bien Phu
A few hours ago, Dien Bien Phu has fallen.
Its defense of fifty-seven days and nights will go down in history as one of the most heroic of all time. The defenders composed of French and native forces, inflicted staggering losses on the enemy. And the French soldiers showed that they have not lost either the will or the skill to fight even under the most terrible conditions. And it showed that Vietnam can produce soldiers who have the qualities needed to enable them to defend their country.
The epic battle has ended, but great causes have before now been won out of lost battles. The Chinese communists have been supplying the forces of the Vietminh rebels with munitions and trucks and anti-aircraft guns, radar, technical equipment and technical advisers. They have, however, stopped short of open armed intervention. And in this respect, they may have been deterred by the warnings which the United States has given that such open intervention would lead to grave consequences which might not be confined to Indo-China.
Accordingly we are ready to take part with the other countries principally concerned in an examination of the possibility of establishing a collective defense within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations to seek the peace, security and freedom of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. And I feel that unity of purpose still persists. And that such a tragic event as the fall of Dien Bien Phu will harden, and not weaken our purpose to stay united. Today the United States and the other countries immediately concerned are giving careful consideration to the establishment of a collective defense. Conversations are taking place amongst these. There are many problems we must agree on just who will take part in the united defense effort and just what the different commitments will be. And also I frankly recognize that difficulties have been encountered, but also I say that this was to be expected. Because the complexity of the problem is great. So great indeed that, as I pointed out, it was only possible in the last few months, even to get started on this project. And under all the circumstances, I feel that very good progress is being made. I feel confident that the outcome will be such that communist aggression will not be able to gain in Southeast Asia the results that it seeks. This common defense may involve serious commitments by us all but free people will never remain free if they are not willing it need be to fight for their vital interests. Furthermore, vital interests can no longer be protected barely by local defense. The key to successful defense and the key to detering attack is association with others for mutual defence. And that is what United States seeks in Southeast Asia."

U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles (1888-1959) praises French (French Far East Expeditionary Corps, CEFEO) & Vietnamese (State of Vietnam's National Army, VNA) support in the fall of Dien Bien Phu during the Indochina War.
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U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN DIEN BIEN PHU DECLASSIFIED IN 2004 (50 years later):
"By early April 1954, the garrison had to rely entirely on air supply. Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff had considered—and then rejected—American military intervention in Indochina, they did agree to employ aircraft belonging to CAT to airdrop vital supplies. The CAT flights, known as OperationSquaw I and Operation Squaw II, involved a dozen Fairchild C-119 cargo aircraft repainted in French Air Force colors. During the siege, 37 CAT pilots flew 682 missions out of the airbase at Cat Bi near Haiphong between March 13 and May 6, 1954. On February 24, 2005, French AmbassadorJean-David Levitte posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor to McGovern, Buford, and surviving CAT pilots on behalf of France for their actions at Dien Bien Phu."
FURTHER READING:
"A Look Back...Earthquake McGoon's FinalFlight"
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/earthquake-mcgoons-final-flight.html
"James B. McGovern, Jr., Captain, United States Army Air Force"
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbmcgovernjr.htmAUDIO TRANSCRIPTION:
"John Foster Dulles on the fall of Dien Bien Phu
A few hours ago, Dien Bien Phu has fallen.
Its defense of fifty-seven days and nights will go down in history as one of the most heroic of all time. The defenders composed of French and native forces, inflicted staggering losses on the enemy. And the French soldiers showed that they have not lost either the will or the skill to fight even under the most terrible conditions. And it showed that Vietnam can produce soldiers who have the qualities needed to enable them to defend their country.
The epic battle has ended, but great causes have before now been won out of lost battles. The Chinese communists have been supplying the forces of the Vietminh rebels with munitions and trucks and anti-aircraft guns, radar, technical equipment and technical advisers. They have, however, stopped short of open armed intervention. And in this respect, they may have been deterred by the warnings which the United States has given that such open intervention would lead to grave consequences which might not be confined to Indo-China.
Accordingly we are ready to take part with the other countries principally concerned in an examination of the possibility of establishing a collective defense within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations to seek the peace, security and freedom of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. And I feel that unity of purpose still persists. And that such a tragic event as the fall of Dien Bien Phu will harden, and not weaken our purpose to stay united. Today the United States and the other countries immediately concerned are giving careful consideration to the establishment of a collective defense. Conversations are taking place amongst these. There are many problems we must agree on just who will take part in the united defense effort and just what the different commitments will be. And also I frankly recognize that difficulties have been encountered, but also I say that this was to be expected. Because the complexity of the problem is great. So great indeed that, as I pointed out, it was only possible in the last few months, even to get started on this project. And under all the circumstances, I feel that very good progress is being made. I feel confident that the outcome will be such that communist aggression will not be able to gain in Southeast Asia the results that it seeks. This common defense may involve serious commitments by us all but free people will never remain free if they are not willing it need be to fight for their vital interests. Furthermore, vital interests can no longer be protected barely by local defense. The key to successful defense and the key to detering attack is association with others for mutual defence. And that is what United States seeks in Southeast Asia."

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1954 Indo China - Wounded Evacuated from Dien Bien Phu archival footage. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries.
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INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - National Archives and Records Administration 1951 - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.

INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - National Archives and Records Administration 1951 - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.

French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina. HD Stock Footage

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French military operations along rivers during war in Indochina.
French river boats in operation. One tows several Vietnamese boats. A group of French soldiers aboard a wooden sail boat that they propel with long poles. The boat moves towards a beach area. The troops get off the boat and wade to the beach. They search the area and seize several Vietnamese prisoners. French troops search areas along the river bank. Location: French Indo-China. Date: 1950.
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French river boats in operation. One tows several Vietnamese boats. A group of French soldiers aboard a wooden sail boat that they propel with long poles. The boat moves towards a beach area. The troops get off the boat and wade to the beach. They search the area and seize several Vietnamese prisoners. French troops search areas along the river bank. Location: French Indo-China. Date: 1950.
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French Combat Aircraft Ground-Mobile in IndoChina War

Rare footage shows how the French cleverly deployed U.S. supplied folding-wing aircraft by trucks on the ground to operate from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) instead of trying to work around them and fly them from airstrip to airstrip. This reminds us to have observation/attack aircraft ground-mobile and co-located with the ground forces they are to support not hundreds of miles back at a mythical "rear" area where they do not contribute to the fight. Details:
http://www.reocities.com/usarmyaviationdigest/fighterinabox.htmThe FrenchParas were actually very successful parachute raiding the VietMinh;
http://www.combatreform.org/frenchparachuteraids.htm
...its when they got static that the superior numbers and bicycle mobility of Giap's light infantry was brought to bear to encircle and then smother with tube artillery the pinned-down Paras at Dien Bien Phu.
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Pleven In Indo-China (1954)

Indo-China.
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MS. Air France plane pulling in. LS. M Rene PlevenFrench Defence Minister alighting and being welcomed by officials. Various shots, inspecting Indo-Chinese Guard of Honour. Various shots French troop carriers and infantry moving along road. Various shots French tanks along the road. MS. Mr Pierre De Chevigne French Secretary of Defence speaking to an officer. French army transport moving along road at night, and dusk. Various shots Refugees carrying belongings. Various shots de Chevigne speaking to troops. Good shots of Indo-China refugees types. CU. Baby feeding from Mother. A.V's of countryside where battle is taking place.
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Note: Good shots of Indo-China refugees.
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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China...HD Stock Footage

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US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese barracks and supply bases in Indo-China during World War II.
US Army Air Force bombers strafe Japanese targets in Indo-China during World War II. US bombers in formation drop 30 lb bombs Malaybalay on Mindanao in Burma. Explosions on ground create huge smoke cloud as the Japanese barracks get destroyed. US 10th Air Force drops 500lb RDX bombs on Toungoo destroying the Mandalay-Rangoon railroad line. US Bombers drop bombs on Japanese positions in Philippines. Japanese supply base in China Yungcheng destroyed completely by US bombers strafing. Location: Indochina. Date: June 11, 1945.
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Indo-China Newsreel No. 2 (1951)

SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947.

FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662

This 1962 episode of the TV show "The 20th Century" presents the story of the French involvement in Indochina and the devastating collapse at Dien Bien Phu.
The program starts with a short history of the region, beginning with the French struggle to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos following WWII. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed to countering communist nationalists in Indochina. The United States would not pull out of Vietnam for another twenty years.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with superior firepower. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva.
As a result of blunders in French decision-making, the French began an operation to insert then support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu, deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos, a French ally, and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh, however, under General Vo Nguyen Giap, surrounded and besieged the French, who knew of the weapons but were unaware of the vast amounts of the Viet Minh's heavy artillery being brought in (including anti-aircraft guns) and their ability to move these weapons through difficult terrain up the rear slopes of the mountains surrounding the French positions, dig tunnels through the mountain, and place the artillery pieces overlooking the French encampment. This positioning of the artillery made it nearly impervious to counter-battery fire.
The Viet Minh proceeded to occupy the highlands around Dien Bien Phu and bombard the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. The French repeatedly repulsed Viet Minh assaults on their positions. Supplies and reinforcements were delivered by air, though as the key French positions were overrun the French perimeter contracted and air resupply on which the French had placed their hopes became impossible, and as the anti-aircraft fire took its toll, fewer and fewer of those supplies reached them. The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French forces surrendered. A few escaped to Laos. The French government resigned and the new Prime Minister, the left-of-centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina.
The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.
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John Foster Dulles on the Fall of Dien Bien Phu (1954) Guerre d'Indochine

U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles (1888-1959) praises French (French Far East Expeditionary Corps, CEFEO) & Vietnamese (State of Vietnam's National Army, VNA) support in the fall of Dien Bien Phu during the Indochina War.
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U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN DIEN BIEN PHU DECLASSIFIED IN 2004 (50 years later):
"By early April 1954, the garrison had to rely entirely on air supply. Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff had considered—and then rejected—American military intervention in Indochina, they did agree to employ aircraft belonging to CAT to airdrop vital supplies. The CAT flights, known as OperationSquaw I and Operation Squaw II, involved a dozen Fairchild C-119 cargo aircraft repainted in French Air Force colors. During the siege, 37 CAT pilots flew 682 missions out of the airbase at Cat Bi near Haiphong between March 13 and May 6, 1954. On February 24, 2005, French AmbassadorJean-David Levitte posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor to McGovern, Buford, and surviving CAT pilots on behalf of France for their actions at Dien Bien Phu."
FURTHER READING:
"A Look Back...Earthquake McGoon's FinalFlight"
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/earthquake-mcgoons-final-flight.html
"James B. McGovern, Jr., Captain, United States Army Air Force"
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jbmcgovernjr.htmAUDIO TRANSCRIPTION:
"John Foster Dulles on the fall of Dien Bien Phu
A few hours ago, Dien Bien Phu has fallen.
Its defense of fifty-seven days and nights will go down in history as one of the most heroic of all time. The defenders composed of French and native forces, inflicted staggering losses on the enemy. And the French soldiers showed that they have not lost either the will or the skill to fight even under the most terrible conditions. And it showed that Vietnam can produce soldiers who have the qualities needed to enable them to defend their country.
The epic battle has ended, but great causes have before now been won out of lost battles. The Chinese communists have been supplying the forces of the Vietminh rebels with munitions and trucks and anti-aircraft guns, radar, technical equipment and technical advisers. They have, however, stopped short of open armed intervention. And in this respect, they may have been deterred by the warnings which the United States has given that such open intervention would lead to grave consequences which might not be confined to Indo-China.
Accordingly we are ready to take part with the other countries principally concerned in an examination of the possibility of establishing a collective defense within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations to seek the peace, security and freedom of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. And I feel that unity of purpose still persists. And that such a tragic event as the fall of Dien Bien Phu will harden, and not weaken our purpose to stay united. Today the United States and the other countries immediately concerned are giving careful consideration to the establishment of a collective defense. Conversations are taking place amongst these. There are many problems we must agree on just who will take part in the united defense effort and just what the different commitments will be. And also I frankly recognize that difficulties have been encountered, but also I say that this was to be expected. Because the complexity of the problem is great. So great indeed that, as I pointed out, it was only possible in the last few months, even to get started on this project. And under all the circumstances, I feel that very good progress is being made. I feel confident that the outcome will be such that communist aggression will not be able to gain in Southeast Asia the results that it seeks. This common defense may involve serious commitments by us all but free people will never remain free if they are not willing it need be to fight for their vital interests. Furthermore, vital interests can no longer be protected barely by local defense. The key to successful defense and the key to detering attack is association with others for mutual defence. And that is what United States seeks in Southeast Asia."

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INDO CHINA - NO SOUND

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INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2

INDO-CHINA NEWSREEL No. 2 - National Archives and Records Administration 1951 - ARC 44045, LI 242-MID-3985 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2Army Military IntelligenceDivision, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: Visit of General de Lattre de Tassigny and PresidentTran Van Nuu at Dong-Trieu and Vinh-Yen-- VS, children waving flags. LS, Reconnaissance plane landing. Colonel Sizaire, victor of Mao-Khe, greets and welcomes General de Lattre and President Tran Van Nuu. Group standing at attention saluting and then reviewing troops and equipment. VS, Troops passing review section and standing at attention on the field. Two small cabing planes landing. General and President greet arriving officers. VS, President, General and staff inspect the troops. CU, Faces of the soldiers. General de Lattre, President Tran Van Nuu and staff greet Vietnamese and dignitaries. Official party inspect school children and athletic societies participating in the review. Officials listen and watch children's band. VS, troops and school children passing review area. Military band playing. Interior scene of General de Lattre drinking a toast to S.M. Bao-Dai and to the Vietnamese Governor. VS, LCT type aircraft loaded with troops making its way up the canal and landing the men on the riverbank near the port of Coi-Co at the junction of the Song-Thai-Binh and the Bamboo canal. VS, soldiers leaving LCT, crossing open field and small canal. Truck being ferried across canal. Advance is held up by the Viet-Minh Command post and air support is requested. VS, Soldiers digging in, firing machine guns and mortars. LS, Farm house burning. VS, F-6-F Hellcats and B-26s bombing and strafing enemy position. LS, soldiers in prone positions during the air attack. VS, Wounded men being treated. VS, Soldier searching and removing weapons from a dead comrade. VS, 105mm Howitzers firing. VS, Soldiers advancing and passing burning buildings. VS, 400 prisoners surrounded by parachutists are taken to the Command Post. MLS, Vietnamese sentry standing guard. Wounded men being treated.

Population

Statistics on Điện Biên Phủ's population vary depending on definitions—figures are generally between 70,000 and 125,000. The city is growing quickly, and is projected to have a population of 150,000 by 2020. The majority of the population is not ethnically Vietnamese—rather, Thai ethnic groups form the largest segment. Ethnic Vietnamese make up around a third of the population, with the remainder being Hmong, Si La, or others.

Location within Vietnam

Điện Biên Phủ lies in Mường Thanh Valley, a 20-km-long and 6-km-wide basin sometimes described as "heart-shaped." It is on the western edge of Điện Biên Province, of which it is the capital, and is only a short distance from the border with Laos. Until the creation of the province in 2004, it was part of Lai Châu Province. The Vietnamese government elevated Điện Biên Phủ to town status in 1992, and to city status in 2003.